PWF Golf Fundraiser is a Big Success!

Some of your know that when I’m not building cars at Factory Five, I enjoy surfing here in New England. One of my close friends, Kreg Palko, who I’ve surfed with for years, was recently been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Last weekend, there was a golf tournament/fundraiser for Kreg. Factory Five’s Sally Bean’s son Tieg sponsored the tournament fundraiser and in combination with the Pink Whale Foundation (PWF) Halloween Party, they expect to raise over $15,000, with ALL proceeds going to the Palko family!

My surf club buddies Chris Burns (left) and John Berkery (right) played 18 holes and did a great job raising money for Kreg.

The Factory Five community delivered huge! Many customers sponsored holes and checks were sent in from near and far. A few days before the tournament, I received a generous check from my friend Hugo Rodriguez in Puerto Rico! Factory Five offered my Mk3 Roadster as a hole-in-one prize. There was a hole-in-one! But I was relieved to find out that it was on a different hole. The golfer, Jen Carlson, won a vacation package to Bermuda for her hole-in-one. At the end of the night, the ride home in my Mk3 Roadster was so cold I actually wished someone had won it!

Big thanks to everyone who participated! This fun event was just another example of how the Factory Five community comes together to help people and to make a difference in people’s lives. Here are some photos from the event.

Dave Smith
President

Left to right: Jen Carlson, Elizabeth Palko, Eric Carlson, Kreg Palko, and Kreg’s parents who came in from Michigan!